Upstream: a parable for psychology
This is a short animated movie that tells a story that was first told by Zola Irving in the field of public health. It is a story about the roles of treament and prevention. In this movie, I apply this to the field of psychology and raise some questions towards the end about how prevention might sometimes do more harm than good.
NOTE: In the UK, I am called a 'Critical Psychologist'. In Australia, which is where I presently live, the title 'psychologist' is a protected title used to denote psychologists who are registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). I am not registered as a psychologist with AHPRA as I am not a qualified health practitioner - I am an academic and social activitist and I do not offer psychological services, I offer critical and political analysis to benefit those working to create progressive social change.